Children’s Hospital Colorado is a public charity based in Aurora, Colorado. Founded in 1908, it provides pediatric inpatient and outpatient care and advances children’s health through education, research and advocacy.
Key facts about Children's Hospital Colorado
In short: Children's Hospital Colorado gave $801K across 27 grants in 2024 (avg $30K), mostly in Colorado. 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 84-0166760
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $801,300
- Grants made (2024)
- 27
- Average grant
- $29,678
- Median grant
- $12,500
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (9 of 27, 2024)
- Total assets
- $2,412,044,381
- Primary geography
- Colorado (75% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Deadline
- RISA applications are due March 1.
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$2.4B
+3.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$801K
+10.4% YoY
Grant Count
27
-10.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$30K
+22.7% YoY
Is Children's Hospital Colorado open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 9 of 27 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $47K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $35K first-time, $11K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is “to improve the health of children through the provision of high-quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.” Its stated services include routine and ancillary inpatient care and outpatient services such as emergency and multi-specialty ambulatory care.
In 2024, the hospital reported giving grants to organizations including Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado, whose mission is to keep families with critically ill children close and provide care and resources; Denver Zoological Foundation, whose mission is to inspire communities to save wildlife; and Billings Clinic Foundation, whose mission is to advance healthcare, education and research at Billings Clinic through philanthropy. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the hospital’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Children’s Hospital Colorado reported 27 grants totaling $801,300. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $160,000, with a median of $12,500. The largest awards included $160,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Charities in Denver, $137,500 to Buffalo Sports Properties LLC in Kansas City, and $94,300 to Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society in Colorado Springs. Each was listed for general program support.
The hospital also describes internal child health research funding opportunities. Its Research and Innovation Scholar Award (RISA) is for eligible early-career faculty investigators at the University of Colorado Anschutz; it offers up to $100,000 per year in direct costs for up to two years. Applications require a mentor’s letter of support, a department or division commitment of $25,000 per year in matching research funds, and a letter from a division or section chief or department chair guaranteeing protected research time. Only one award type may be requested per review cycle.
Review Cycle
RISA applications are due March 1.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado, 17% to Missouri, 5% to North Carolina, 2% to Wyoming and 1% to Montana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $405K (2020) to $801K (2024). In 2024 it made 27 grants totaling $801K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Ronald McDonald House of Charities ($160K). Together the top 10 received $636K.
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 121 (88%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald McDonald House of Charities Denver, CO | General Program Support | $160,000 |
| Buffalo Sports Properties LLC Kansas City, MO | General Program Support | $137,500 |
| Cheyenne MNTN ZLGCL Soc CO Springs, CO | General Program Support | $94,300 |
| GLD CRWN Fndtn Inc Denver, CO | General Program Support | $45,000 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation Denver, CO | General Program Support | $42,500 |
| Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, CO | General Program Support | $41,200 |
| Teall Properties Group LLC Charlotte, NC | General Program Support | $40,000 |
| Childrens MSM of DNVR Inc Denver, CO | General Program Support | $35,000 |
| Co College CO Springs, CO | General Program Support | $22,500 |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc Cheyenne, WY | General Program Support | $18,300 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,412,044,381 | $2,014,273,578 | $1,968,035,328 | $801,300 |
| 2023 | $2,330,877,583 | $1,884,261,865 | $1,895,925,509 | $725,550 |
| 2022 | $2,309,224,154 | $1,821,914,388 | $1,723,275,386 | $575,550 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2,412,044,381 | $2,330,877,583 | $2,309,224,154 |
| Revenue | $2,014,273,578 | $1,884,261,865 | $1,821,914,388 |
| Expenses | $1,968,035,328 | $1,895,925,509 | $1,723,275,386 |
| Net Investment Income | $23,448,444 | $22,912,634 | $9,721,449 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Jena Hausmann as Chief Executive Officer. Listed board directors include David Honeyfield, Board Director and Chair; Annita Menogan; Anthony Spikes; Barth Whitham; Betsy Searle; Brian Smith; Bruce Wagner; Chris Nyquist MD; and David Hoover.
Children's Hospital Colorado is led by Jena Hausmann, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 17 of 48 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jena Hausmann
Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.7M (2020) → $3.8M (2024)
David Honeyfield
Board Director & Chair
Board Member & Treasurer → Board Member & Chair Elect, 2023
Board Member & Chair Elect → Board Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Jack Wold
Board Director & Chair
Board Member & Chair → Board Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annita Menogan
Board Director
Borad Member → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Spikes
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barth Whitham
Board Director
Board Member & Past Chair → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Smith
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Wagner
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hoover
Board Director
Chair & Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Elliman
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Johnson
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Reilly MD
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Barton
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Fearnow
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis Wise PhD
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Stoddard
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Joyce
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shen Nagel MD
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Quintana
Board Director & Chair Elect
Board Member → Board Director & Chair Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leroy Williams
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Asher
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Nyquist MD
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Loesch
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Morrison
Board Director
Board Member → Board Member & Treasurer, 2023
Board Member & Treasurer → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yvonne Camacho
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Searle
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Goldstein
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sunit Gill MD
Board Director
Board Membwer → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thayer Tutt
Board Director
Board Membeer → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Sampson MD
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Engelbreth MD
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Donner
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Senior Vice President Chief Hr Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$556K (2020) → $305K (2024)
Gregory Raymond
Senior Vice President Colorado Springs President
Senior Vice President Colorado Springs COO → Senior Vice President Colorado Springs President, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$427K (2020) → $663K (2024)
Jeffrey Harrington
Senior Vice President, CFO & Corporate Treasurer
Senior Vice President & CFO → Senior Vice President, CFO & Corporate Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$846K (2020) → $1.2M (2024)
Jerrod Milton
Senior Vice President Chief Clinical Officer
Senior Vice President Professional Support Svcs → Senior Vice President Chief Clinical Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$401K (2020) → $827K (2024)
Michelle Lucero
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
General Counsel & Secretary → Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary, 2021
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary → Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$641K (2020) → $789K (2024)
Patricia Givens
Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Executive
Senior Vice President Patient Care Svcs & Cno → Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Executive, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$488K (2020) → $541K (2024)
Raphe Schwartz
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$524K (2020) → $806K (2024)
Suzanne Jaeger
Senior Vice President Experience & Access
Senior Vice President Chief Patient Exp & Access → Senior Vice President Experience & Access, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$484K (2020) → $644K (2024)
Amy Feaster
Senior Vice President Chief Digital Info Officer
Vice President It Associate CIO → Senior Vice President Chief Digital Info Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$571K (2021) → $731K (2024)
Christopher Martin
Vice President Ambulatory Services
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$457K (2023) → $407K (2024)
Kathleen Seerup
Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Ops Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$570K (2023) → $445K (2024)
Megan Zatz
Vice President Deputy General Counsel
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$405K (2023) → $393K (2024)
Duane McFadden
Senior Vice President Chief Hr Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$346K (2024)
Jenae Neiman
Vice President Research Operations
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$395K (2024)
Jennifer Roth
Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Executive
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$404K (2024)
Linda Michael
Vice President Compliance Business Ethics
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$393K (2024)
Former officers (21)
- Former: Dana Moore (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & CIO
- Former: David Biggerstaff (2020–2023) — Former Executive Vice President & COO
- Former: Judith Koff (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Martha Middlemist MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Gould (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa McDowell (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charlotte Isoline (2022–2023) — Vice President Marketing & Communications
- Former: Elizabeth Nowak (2023) — Vice President Payer Strategy & Network Development
- Former: Craig Ponzio (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Margaret Sabin (2020–2022) — Past President Colorado Springs
- Former: Bernnett Boakye (2022) — Respiratory Therapist Specialist
- Former: Martin Christopher (2022) — Vice President Ambulatory Services
- Former: Jack Wold (2020–2021) — Board Member & Chair Elect
- Former: John Ikard (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristin Richardson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Cuculich (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Soledad Hurst (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Fred Taylor (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Debra Faulk MD (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Wayne Hutchens (2020) — Board Member
- Former: William N. Lindsay III (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $3.8M, to Jena Hausmann (Chief Executive Officer). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 13123 East 16Th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (720) 777-1234
Website: https://childrenscolorado.org
Frequently asked questions about Children's Hospital Colorado
How much does Children's Hospital Colorado give each year?
Children's Hospital Colorado gave $801K across 27 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $726K across 30 grants.
What is Children's Hospital Colorado's typical grant size?
Children's Hospital Colorado's median grant in 2024 was $12,500, and its average grant was $29,678, across 27 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Children's Hospital Colorado that year got $47K on average.
Where does Children's Hospital Colorado give grants?
Children's Hospital Colorado gives mostly in Colorado: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (7 grants), Colorado Springs, CO (7 grants) and Co Springs, CO (4 grants).
Does Children's Hospital Colorado give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Children's Hospital Colorado's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Who are Children's Hospital Colorado's largest grantees?
Children's Hospital Colorado's largest 2024 grantees include Ronald McDonald House of Charities ($160,000), Buffalo Sports Properties LLC ($137,500) and Cheyenne MNTN ZLGCL Soc ($94,300), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Children's Hospital Colorado?
Children's Hospital Colorado reported $2.4B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0B.
What does Children's Hospital Colorado fund?
The organization’s mission is “to improve the health of children through the provision of high-quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Children's Hospital Colorado?
Children's Hospital Colorado has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check childrenscolorado.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Children's Hospital Colorado's EIN?
Children's Hospital Colorado's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0166760. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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